light
noun
1 noun PHYS energysolas masc1 it travels at the speed of light taistealaíonn sé ar luas an tsolaislight wave tonn solais 2 noun illuminationsolas masc1 the light from the candle wasn't bright enough ní raibh go leor solais ag teacht ón gcoinnealwe kept going by the light of the moon leanamar orainn faoi sholas na gealaíthe evening light fell thit an clapsholas, d'imigh solas an laeShow full entry
3 noun daylightsolas masc1 light was fading bhí sé ag dul ó sholasthe plant needs natural light teastaíonn solas an lae ón bplanda 4 noun particular quality of lightsolas masc1 the bulbs cast a yellowish light tháinig solas saghas buí ó na bolgáinshe can only read in a good light bíonn go leor solais uaithi agus í ag léamh 5 noun single beam, point etcsolas masc1 they saw a light in a window chonaic siad solas i bhfuinneogthe city lights were visible bhí soilse na cathrach le feiceáil 6 noun also AUTO, AERO lighting devicesolas masc1 turn the light off múch an solasturn on the light las an solasI left the night light on d'fhág mé an solas oíche lastathey had coloured lights on the tree bhí soilse daite acu ar an gcrannwarning light solas rabhaidhlight switch lasc sholais 7 noun expression in eyessolas masc1 loinnir fem5 the light of love solas an ghrá, loinnir an ghrá 8 noun aspectI saw things in a different light afterwards chonaic mé rudaí ar bhealach eile ina dhiaidh sinI don't think of him in that light ní smaoiním air ar an gcaoi sin, ní smaoiním air ar an dóigh sin 9 noun leading personduine mór le rá réalta fem4 he's one of literature's brightest lights tá sé ar dhuine de mhórphearsana na litríochta, tá sé ar dhuine de mhór-réaltaí na litríochta 10 noun ARCHIT windowléas masc1 11 noun ARCHIT paneléas masc1 the window has three lights tá trí léas san fhuinneog 12 noun lighter areagile fem4 she brightened the natural lights in her hair chuir sí leis an ngile nádúrtha atá ina cuid gruaige 13 noun for cigarettesolas masc1 deargadh masc got a light? an bhfuil deargadh agat?
adjective
14 adjective bright, well litgeal adj1 the room is light and spacious tá an seomra geal agus tá neart fairsinge ann 15 adjective during daylightgeal adj1 he woke up as it was getting light dhúisigh sé le breacadh an lae, mhúscail sé le solas an lae 16 adjective of colour: paleéadrom adj1 geal- prefbán- prefwash the light colours separately nigh na dathanna éadroma astu féinher dress is light blue dath bánghorm atá ar a gúnahe has light hair tá a chuid gruaige fionn, tá sé fionn 17 adjective not heavyéadrom adj1 the bag is light tá an mála éadromhe gave me the lightest box thug sé an bosca ab éadroime domsait's very light to carry tá sé an-éadrom le hiomparit's light as a feather tá sé chomh héadrom le cleite, tá sé chomh héadrom le sop 18 adjective short of correct weightthe sack of rice was two kgs light bhí an sac ríse dhá kg gann, bhí an sac ríse dhá kg gearr 19 adjective quick, nimbleéadrom adj1 lúfar adj1 éasca adj3 she's light on her feet tá sí éadrom ar a cosa, tá sí éasca ar a cosa 20 adjective delicate, gentleéadrom adj1 there was a light knock on the door buaileadh cnag éadrom ar an doras 21 adjective especially MUS clear, purebog adj1 binn adj1 she has a light voice tá guth bog aici 22 adjective especially MIL of weaponéadrom adj1 light artillery airtléire éadrom 23 adjective AUTO of vehicleéadrom adj1 light goods vehicle feithicil éadrom earraí 24 adjective CLOTH of cloth, clothingéadrom adj1 he wore a light jacket bhí seaicéad éadrom air 25 adjective sparseéadrom adj1 there was a light dusting of snow on the hill bhí brat éadrom sneachta ar an gcnoc, bhí crothán sneachta ar an gcnoc 26 adjective MET of rain, windéadrom adj1 there was light rain all day bhí fearthainn éadrom ann ar feadh an lae, bhí brádán báistí ann ar feadh an lae, bhí salachar báistí ann ar feadh an laethere'll be light to moderate winds beidh idir ghaoth éadrom agus ghaoth mheasartha ann 27 adjective small in amounttraffic was lighter than usual bhí níos lú tráchta ann ná mar ba ghnáththe storm caused light damage to the house rinne an stoirm damáiste beag don teach 28 adjective FOOD not filling or fatteningéadrom adj1 we had a light lunch bhí lón éadrom againn 29 adjective FOOD, DRINK not strongéadrom adj1 30 adjective COOK (of cake etc) airyéadrom adj1 the cake was nice and light bhí an císte deas éadrom 31 adjective not onerouséadrom adj1 I can only do light work nílim ábalta ach obair éadrom a dhéanamh 32 adjective of sleepéadrom adj1 he fell into a light sleep thit codladh éadrom air, thit néal air 33 adjective doing sth only a littleshe's a light eater is beag a itheann sí, ní itheann sí mórán 34 adjective easy, not seriouséadrom adj1 the book is a light read léitheoireacht éadrom atá sa leabhar 35 adjective cheerfulmeidhreach adj1 aerach adj1 the atmosphere was light bhí atmaisféar meidhreach ann 36 adjective especially LAW not severeéadrom adj1 he only got a light fine ní bhfuair sé ach fíneáil éadrom, ní bhfuair sé ach fíneáil bheagit was a light punishment ba bheag an pionós é 37 adjective PUBL not boldfaceéadrom adj1 light typeface cló-aghaidh éadromverb
38 verb illuminate place TRANSITIVElas verb soilsigh verb one bulb lights a whole room bolgán amháin lasann sé an seomra ar fadcandles lit the hall bhí coinnle ar lasadh sa hallathat street is poorly lit níl mórán solais sa tsráid sin, tá drochsholas ar an tsráid sin 39 verb suddenly brighten sky, scene TRANSITIVElas verb soilsigh verb fireworks lit the night sky las tinte ealaíne spéir na hoíchethe sun lit up the mountain shoilsigh an ghrian an sliabh 40 verb of face, expression TRANSITIVEdelight lit his face gheal a aghaidh le háthasthat thought lit her up thóg an smaoineamh sin a croí, chuir an smaoineamh sin gliondar uirthi
INTRANSITIVEher face lit up gheal a haghaidhhis eyes lit with interest las a shúile le spéis
41 verb switch on lamp etc TRANSITIVElas verb cuir air PhrV cas air PhrV cuir ar siúl VP she lit the lamp las sí an lampa, chuir sí an lampa air, chuir sí an lampa ar siúl 42 verb emit light INTRANSITIVElas verb it won't light for a few seconds ní lasfaidh sé go ceann cúpla soicind 43 verb cause sth to burn TRANSITIVElas verb adhain verb I lit a fire las mé tineshe lit a cigarette las sí toitín, dhearg sí toitín 44 verb begin to burn INTRANSITIVElas verb the fire won't light ní lasfaidh an tine, ní thógfaidh an tineit lights easily tá sé furasta é a lasadh